The College of New Jersey has received a 4.5-star rating out of five on Money’s 2025 list of best colleges, which is sponsored by SoFi. This score ties TCNJ for the highest rating among public institutions in New Jersey and for the second-highest rating overall in the state, following Princeton.
Money’s Best Colleges list evaluates more than 700 four-year colleges using data related to academic quality, affordability, and student outcomes. The methodology includes consideration of factors such as graduation rates, cost of attendance, and graduates’ earnings.
“The College of New Jersey is a public school that could easily be confused for a private one thanks to its small size, residential model, and liberal arts curriculum,” Money’s editors said. “That may be by design, as the college aims to keep talented New Jersey students in their home state in a region dense with higher ed options.”
This is the 11th year that Money has published its Best Colleges ratings. Details about how schools are evaluated can be found on Money’s website at https://money.com/best-colleges/.
